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Crusty French Baguette

Crusty French Baguette

Name: Crusty French Baguette
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Water 1 ¾ oz; Active dry yeast 1 ½ tsp; Bread flour 16 oz; Kosher Salt 1 tsp; Water 10 oz; Bread flour

delicious home-baked bread

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2h 45m
Serves 4
Easy
450 °F
(1)

Ingredients

	1 ¾ oz Water warm
	1 ½ tsp Active dry yeast
	16 oz Bread flour
	1 tsp Kosher Salt
	10 oz Water cool , ou may not need all of the water
	Bread flour additional , for dusting

Nutritional information

346

calories

fat

72,1g

carbohydrates

10,3g

protein

0mg

cholesterol

586

sodium

1 baguette

serving size

Cuisine:

French Recipes

Ingredients

1 ¾ oz Water
warm
1 ½ tsp Active dry yeast
16 oz Bread flour
1 tsp Kosher Salt
10 oz Water
cool , ou may not need all of the water
Bread flour
additional , for dusting

Crusty French Baguette

This Crusty French Baguette is one of my favorite bread recipes I’ve mastered. There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven, is there? I love to serve this bread alongside a delicious, comforting bowl of soup. The key to authentic French bread is the slashes made with a razor–sharp blade. Use a very sharp knife, razor, or a special baking tool called a lame to slash your loaves before baking.

To make this bread, start by making a dough from water, yeast, flour and salt. Leave the dough to rise before dividing the dough into 4 equal portions. Shape each one into a long loaf with pointed ends and leave to rise again until doubled in size. Bake the loaves until they are crusty and brown and sound hollow when tapped.

To make the Crusty French Baguette, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Crusty French Baguette

1	Mix yeast and water	3
Place 1 ¾ ounces of warm water in a small bowl and sprinkle 1 ½ teaspoons of yeast on top. Leave until the yeast dissolves and becomes foamy.
2	Combine ingredients	3
Measure 16 ounces of bread flour into a large bowl and stir in 2 teaspoons of salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and stir in the dissolved yeast. Add the cool water, a little at a time, stirring constantly until a stiff, shaggy dough forms.
3	Leave at room temperature	30
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave for 30 minutes.
4	Lightly knead	2
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface. Press it into a rectangle and fold into thirds. Turn 90 degrees and repeat.
5	Leave to rise	1h
Transfer the dough to a large oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave the dough in a warm place for 1-2 hours until it doubles in size.
6	Shape into loaf	5
Divide the dough into 4 equal portions, and shape each one into a long loaf (approx 15-inches long and 1 ½ inches in diameter), with tapered ends.
7	Leave to rest	30
Place the dough on lightly greased baking sheets and cover loosely with a piece of oiled plastic wrap. Leave to rest for about 30-45 minutes until doubled in size.
8	Heat oven	5
Preheat the oven to 450 °F. Place a small pan of water at the bottom of the oven.
9	Prepare loaves for baking	2
Sprinkle each loaf with flour. Slash each one 4 times using a lame bread tool, razor, or sharp knife.
10	Bake	30
Bake the loaves for 30-40 until crusty and brown. Baking time may vary depending on your oven.
11	Serve
Serve with soup or simply slathered with butter, hot from the oven.

This Crusty French Baguette is a delicious recipe for making tasty French bread at home! Just don’t forget to post your photos on social media with the #cookmerecipes hashtag.

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.